| SIDEBYSIDE | Level, then one's dropped back, right out of race - groaned audibly |
| LOBBED | Campaigned then one dropped out and threw it up (6) |
| SIDE | Group of players groaned audibly |
| SQUAREUP | Level, then winning - prepare to fight (6,2) |
| PRESS | Lift in weightlifting in which a weight is raised to shoulder level, then pushed to arm's length above the head (5) |
| SCRATCH | Back out of race, having superficial injury |
| CINEMA | Greet coming out of race meeting with pictures (6) |
| SCRATCHED | Pulled out of race, slightly injured (9) |
| PRECEDED | Came first showing power, then dropped back |
| ENDORSE | Taking only two of four points county finally dropped back |
| SEE | Date of release oddly dropped back (3) |
| KID | Pretend Nationalist is out of race |
| ONTHENOSE | With love, then, one's out to win (2,3,4) |
| NEEDFUL | Imperative Ned's given fuel (energy's dropped back three places) (7) |
| ORGAN | Official paper from Rangoon somehow dropped back number (5) |
| LOSTGROUND | Good man breaking record with cycle dropped back (4,6) |
| DOLPHIN | Swimmer - cheat - ultimately dropped back under record (7) |
| HARLEQUIN | One of fifteen left in race - then one of five |
| TOPUP | Raise the level so that the best get promoted |
| SMOOTH | Make level so moth can move around |
